Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 668 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) thinks before deciding (b) shares without checking (c) believes every rumour (d) ignores the facts
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) thinks before deciding (c) listens to both sides (d) asks good questions
7. 7.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) listens to both sides (b) shares without checking (c) decides in a hurry (d) believes every rumour
8. 8.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) thinks before deciding (c) believes every rumour (d) compares the options
9. 9.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) hears only one side
10. 10.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to stop asking (d) to make better choices
11. 11.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
12. 12.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “shares without checking” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) compares the options (d) shares without checking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) believes every rumour (c) changes mind with proof (d) never asks why
17. 17.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
19. 19.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
21. 21.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) decides in a hurry
23. 23.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) believe it at once (b) check with the school (c) tell everyone (d) plan a holiday
25. 25.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
27. 27.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who decides in a hurry? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
29. 29.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
31. 31.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) changes their mind
32. 32.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) asks good questions (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) hears only one side
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) never asks why (c) checks the facts first (d) thinks before deciding
36. 36.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) changes mind with proof (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) copies a friend (b) stops and thinks (c) picks the first idea (d) flips a coin
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking

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